Study Fischer et al. (2015): study AU 1995
- Public
- Youngsters Australia, followed from age 14 to age 21, 1995-2002
- Survey name
- AU_MUSP
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 3745
- Non Response
- Assessment
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Questionnaire: Paper & Pencil Interview (PAPI)
Questionaires completed at ages 14 and 21
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Age onset of canabis use (by happiness at age 21)
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Assessed at T2 (age 21)
- Related specification variables
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- Operationalization
- Selfreport on questions whether one had ever used canabis and at what age the first use took place
1: First use of canabis at age..
a: 15 or less
b: 16-17
c: 18 or more
0: Never used canabis (reference)
Observed Relation with Happiness
Odd Ratios denote chance of being Unhappy. Sign of correlation reversed to fit standard notation in WDH
- age 15 or less OR = 1.97 CI95[1.30-2.98]
- age 16-17 OR = 1.63 CI95[1.20-2,21]
- age 18 or more OR = 1.58 CI95[1.08-2.32]
- age 15 or less OR = 2.81 CI95[1.45-3.44]
- age 16-17 OR = 2.33 CI95[1.40-3,88]
- age 18 or more OR = 1.58 CI95[1.69-5.43]
ORs unaffected by control for T2:
- Socio-economics status
- gender
- main job
- government benefits
- education
- living arrangement
- boy/girl friend
- school success (OP score)
- has child
- tobacco use
- use of other stinulants